LUTON
- VAUXHALL MOTORS LTD
War Memorial
World War 1 &b 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed
information
Compiled and copyright © 2003 Lynda Smith
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The
Memorial stands by the side of Kimpton Road, Luton, in front of the site
of the works canteen (now demolished). Both First and Second World War
casualties are recorded, many of those from World War Two were killed
as a result of enemy action at the Vauxhall Motor Works.
For photographs of the memorial
use the link (may take a while to load).
EMPLOYEES
OF
VAUXHALL MOTORS LTD
WHO DIED FOR
THEIR COUNTRY IN
THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
| ABRAHAMS |
William
Edwin |
Sapper
1379. 2nd (East Anglian) Field Coy., Royal Engineers. Died of wounds
Thursday 2 September 1915. Age 20. Enlisted Luton. Son of Lilian
Abrahams, of 6, Selbourne Rd., Luton, Beds., and the late William
G. Abrahams. Commemorated: EMBARKATION PIER CEMETERY, Turkey. Sp.
Mem. A. 26. |
| AYLOTT |
Herbert
Cecil |
Private
17850. 2nd Bn., Grenadier Guards. Killed in action Saturday 30 March
1918. Born Luton. Enlisted London. Commemorated: ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 1 |
| BAYLISS |
F |
No
further information available at present. |
| BISHOP |
C |
No
further information available at present. |
| BURROWS |
W |
No
further information available at present. |
| COOK |
Thomas
Alfred |
Private
204219. 1st Bn., Hertfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Tuesday
20 August 1918. Age 33. B Born, lived and enlisted Luton. Son of
Mr. and Mrs. T. Cook, of 10, Clarendon Rd., Luton, Beds. Buried:
BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT, Somme, France. Ref. IV. F.
4. |
| EADS |
Richard
Cyril |
Private
69348. 6th Bn., The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) Died of wounds
Sunday 18 August 1918. Age 18. Born and lived Luton. Enlisted Bedford.
Son of W. J. R. Eads, of 24, Rothesay Rd., Luton, Beds. DAOURS COMMUNAL
CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France V. B. 2. |
| FENSOME |
Frederick
Arthur |
Private
PS/2553. 16th Bn., Middlesex Regiment. Died of wounds Saturday 10
March 1917. Age 20. Born and lived Luton. Enlisted 16th July, 1915
in London. Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Fensome, of 33, Inkerman
St., Luton, Beds. Buried: GROVE TOWN CEMETERY, MEAULTE, Somme, France.
Ref. IV. C. 8. |
| FIELD |
G |
Possibly:
George William Field. Private 7028. 1st Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment.
Killed in action Saturday 7 November 1914. Age 31. Born New Southgate,
Middx. Lived and enlisted Luton. Husband of Nellie Elizabeth Warren
(formerly Field), of 43, Woolwich St., Derby. Commemorated: LE TOURET
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10 and 11 |
| FLORIN |
William
Joseph |
Private
4081. 5th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Friday 17 September
1915. Commemorated: EMBARKATION PIER CEMETERY, Turkey. Sp. Mem.
B. 17. |
| HARFIELD |
William
Albert |
Lance
Corporal L/6446. 4th Bn., Royal Fusiliers. Died of wounds Monday
21 September 1914. Born E. Ashley, Chichester, Sussex. Lived Leagrave,
Luton. Enlisted Bedford. Commemorated: LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL,
Seine-et-Marne, France. |
| HEADY
|
Eric
Samuel |
[HEADEY
on CWGC & CD] Lance Corporal 564323. 447th Field Coy., Royal Engineers.
Died Monday 23 September 1918. Age 21. Born and Lived Dunstable.
Enlisted Luton. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Headey, of 171, Victoria
St., Dunstable. Buried: TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, Pas
de Calais, France. Ref. XVI. E. 21. |
| HOUSDEN |
Arthur
William |
Private
23606. 4th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Thursday 24
May 1917. Age 23. Born Biggleswade. Lived Luton. Enlisted Bedford.
Son of Albert William and Lilla Housden, of Biggleswade, Beds. Buried:
ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. XXV. D. 9A. |
| HURRY |
Harry |
Private
238022. 12th Bn., Middlesex Regiment (formerly 202648 Essex Regt.)
Killed in action Tuesday 7 August 1917. Born and enlisted Luton.
Commemorated: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 49 and 51 |
| PEDLEY |
Frederick
Lewis |
Second
Lieutenant. 24th Bn., London Regiment. Died of wounds Thursday 23
August 1917. Age 22. Son of Alfred George Ives Pedley and Isabella
Pedley, of Luton, Beds. Buried: WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas
de Calais, France. Ref. IV. O. 3. |
| ROWLEY |
F |
There
are three men by the name of F. Rowley with Luton connections:
Either:
FRANK
ROWLEY. Private G/86184. 13th Bn., Royal Fusiliers. Killed in
action Wednesday 18 September 1918. Age 34. Born Leyton. Lived
and enlisted Luton. Son of William and Eliza Rowley, of Stratford;
husband of Kate Elizabeth James (formerly Rowley), of 140, Chandos
Rd., Stratford, London. Buried: FIFTEEN RAVINE BRITISH CEMETERY,
VILLERS-PLOUICH, Nord, France. Ref. IV. F. 2.
Or:
FRANK
HAROLD ROWLEY. Private 88027. 75th Field Amb, Royal Army Medical
Corps. Died Friday 11 October 1918. Age 22. Born Luton. Enlisted
11th Sept., 1914, Luton. Son of Priscilla and the late William
Rowley, of Luton, Beds. Buried: ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION,
Somme, France. Ref. IV. G. 19.
Or:
FREDERICK
WILLIAM ROWLEY MM. Serjeant 6535. 1st Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment.
Killed in action Wednesday 21 August 1918. Born Luton. Lived Edgware,
Middx. Enlisted Colchester. Commemorated: VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Panel 4 and 5
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| SALT |
H |
No
further information available at present. |
| SCRIVENER |
A |
There
are two men by the name of A. Scrivener with Luton connections:
Either:
ALBERT
EDWIN SCRIVENER. Serjeant 4/7319. 4th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment.
Killed in action Monday 23 April 1917. Born, lived and enlisted
Luton. Commemorated: .ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay
5
Or:
ALFRED
WILLIAM SCRIVENER. Private L/10124. 2nd Bn., Royal Fusiliers.
Killed in action Monday 28 June 1915. Age 30. Born Luton. Enlisted
Hounslow. Son of James and Emily Scrivener; husband of Frances
Ellen Scrivener, of 3, Waldock Yard, Waller St., Luton. Commemorated:
HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 37 to 41 or 328
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| SIMMONDS |
J |
No
further information available at present. |
| STANBRIDGE |
Percy |
Private
G/19686. 8th Bn., Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Formerly
45339 Suffolk Regt. Killed in action Wednesday 16 October 1918.
Age 24. Born and enlisted Luton. Son of Albert and Emily Stanbridge,
of 78, Langley St., Luton. Commemorated: VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Panel 7. |
| SWIFT |
Richard |
Private
58923. 1st Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday
20 October 1918. Age 22. Born and enlisted Luton. Son of Richard
and Beatrice Swift, of 62, Queen St., Luton. Buried: HIGHLAND CEMETERY,
LE CATEAU, Nord, France. Ref. XII. A. 10. |
| TILLCOCK
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P |
Possibly:
Percy Tilcock. Lance Corporal 1485. 1st/2nd East Anglian Field Coy.,
Royal Engineers. Died of wounds Friday 26 November 1915. Enlisted
Luton. Commemorated: HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 23 to 25 or
325 to 328 |
| WILMOT |
P |
No
further information available at present. |
MEMBERS
OF VAUXHALL MOTORS
WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF
THEIR COUNTRY 1939 - 1945
|
ABBOTT |
Robert |
Sapper
2009957. Royal Engineers. Died Wednesday 25 March 1942, at Cairn
Ryan, Scotland. Age 25. Lived 17 Corncastle Road, Luton. Son of
Ernest and Flora Abbott; husband of Olga Abbott, of Luton. Buried:
LUTON CHURCH BURIAL GROUND, Bedfordshire. Ref. Sec. 6. Row I. Grave
11. |
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ADDISON |
Ernest |
Chief
Cook. M.V. San Victorio (London), Merchant Navy. Died Saturday 16
May 1942. Age 31. Lived 1 Dunstable Close, Luton. Son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Addison; husband of Evelyn M. Addison, of Luton, Bedfordshire.
Commemorated: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. Panel 92. |
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ANDREWS |
John
Douglas |
Able
Seaman C/JX 546846. H.M.S. Redmill, Royal Navy. Died Friday 27 April
1945. Age 19. Son of Ernest W. and Edith Andrews, of Luton, Bedfordshire.
Commemorated: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Ref. 80, 2. Special
note: HMS Redmill was torpedoed by U-1105 25 nautical miles west
of Mayo on 27 April 1945. 32 members of her crew were lost. |
|
APPLEBY |
Frederick
William |
Sapper
2002923. 245 Field Coy., Royal Engineers. Died Saturday 1 April
1944. Age 25. Lived 109 Cambridge Street, Luton. Son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. T. Appleby, of Luton, Bedfordshire; husband of F. W. Appleby,
of Luton. Buried: BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY, ANZIO, Italy. Ref. XV.
C. 5. |
|
ARCHER |
Harry |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd, Luton on Friday
30 August 1940. Age 54. Husband of Ethel Archer, of 16 Leicester
Road. at Vauxhall Motor Works. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH
OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
|
ARNOLD |
Everard |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd, Luton on Friday
30 August 1940, and died the same day at Luton & Dunstable Hospital.
Age 39. Husband of Amy B. Arnold, of 9 Overstone Road, Luton. Commemorated
in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. (Note: The Roll of Honour in “Luton at War” names this
man as Edward Fred Arnold.) |
|
ARNOLD |
Frederick
R |
Probably:
Frederick Robert Arnold. Sergeant 1861330. Flt. Engr. 630 Sqdn.,
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Thursday 27 July 1944. Buried:
CLERMONT-FERRAND (DES CARMES-DECHAUX) COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Puy-de-Dome,
France. Ref. Row A. Grave 15. |
|
ATTFIELD |
Alfred
James |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd, Luton on Friday
30 August 1940. Age 21. Lived at 94 Crawley Green Road, Luton. Son
of Alfred and Jenny Attfield, of 49 Clanricarde Gardens, Bayswater,
London. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of
the Civilian War Dead Register. |
|
AXBY |
Leslie
Frederick |
Sergeant
1335145. 466 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Saturday
30 January 1943. Age 27. Lived at 77 Milton Road, Luton. Son of
Joseph Richard and Ada Louise Axby; husband of Queenie Sylvia Axby,
of Luton, Bedfordshire. Commemorated: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey.
Panel 141. |
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BAILEY |
Raymond |
No
further information available at present |
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BALL |
Sidney
Alonso |
Gunner
917356. Royal Artillery. Died Sunday 6 December 1942. Age 32. Lived
126 Hartley Road, Luton. Son of Ernest and Alice Ball; husband of
Freda Evelyn Ball, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Commemorated: MEDJEZ-EL-BAB
MEMORIAL, Tunisia. Face 6. |
|
BARNES |
Henry
Arthur |
Gunner
915464. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Died Wednesday 24 January 1940. Age 19. Lived 14 Gillam Street,
Luton. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry George Barnes, of Luton. Buried:
LUTON CHURCH BURIAL GROUND, Bedfordshire. Ref. Sec. 5. Row J. Grave
6. (Note: The Roll of Honour in “Luton at War” names this man as
Henry Charles Barnes) |
|
BATES |
Francis
Robert |
Serjeant
T/80394. Royal Army Service Corps. Died of wounds Wednesday 18 February
1942. Age 24. Lived at 18 Strathmore Avenue, Luton. Son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Bates, of Luton, Bedfordshire; husband of Agnes Bates,
of Bradford, Yorkshire. Commemorated: HELIOPOLIS WAR CEMETERY, Egypt.
1. B. 29. |
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BAXTER |
George |
Private
5833770. 2nd Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died as a prisoner of
the Japanese on Friday 18 June 1943. Age 28. Lived at 14 Portland
Road, Luton. Buried: KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. 2.
M. 48.
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BEALES |
Rex |
Sergeant
742726. Pilot 83 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
Friday 2 August 1940. Age 24. Lived at 7 Abingdon Road, Luton. Son
of Percy Albert and Rhoda Beales, of Luton; husband of Evelyn Mary
Beales, of Luton. Buried: BISCOT (HOLY TRINITY) CHURCHYARD, Bedfordshire |
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BENTLEY |
Walter
Hamilton |
Private
5957754. 8th Bn., Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regt. Died Sunday
8 September 1940. Commemorated: BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel
10. Column 2. |
|
BIRD |
Edward
Frank |
Gunner
921530. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Died Monday 4 June 1945. Age 23. Son of Albert and Ada Caroline
Bird, of Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Buried: CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY,
Thailand. Ref. 2. A. 6. Also Commemorated on the Dunstable
Memorial
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BIRD |
Kenneth
Sidney |
Flying
Officer 125987. Nav. 218 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died Saturday 17 April 1943. Lived 94 St Peter’s Road, Luton. Buried:
CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. Ref. 1A. A. Coll.
grave 18-20. |
|
BIRD |
Sidney
Frederick |
Corporal
5773552. 1st Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died Saturday 8 July 1944.
Age 30. Lived at 124 Langley Street, Luton. Son of Leonard and Maria
Bird, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY,
DOUVRES, Calvados, France. Ref. X. D. 1. |
|
BLACK |
Archibald
William |
Pilot
Officer 102081. 91 (Spitfire) Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Missing in operations south-west of Boulogne, Monday 17 November
1941. Age 25. Lived 93 Russell Rise, Luton. Son of Archibald and
Edith Wren Black; husband of Eunice Marion Black, of Luton, Bedfordshire.
Commemorated: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 31. |
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BLOY |
Charles
Robert |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on 30 August
1940, and died of injuries in Hill End Hospital on Wednesday 11
September 1940. Age 25. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Bloy, of 50 Allen
Road, Peterborough; husband of J. Bloy, of 15 Rosslyn Crescent,
Luton, Bedfordshire. Commemorated in the RURAL DISTRICT OF ST ALBANS
Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
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BODSWORTH |
Jack
J |
Possibly:
Isaac Jack Bodsworth. Ordnance Mechanic 4th Class. P/MX 98866. H.M.S.
Copra, Royal Navy. Died Thursday 15 March 1945. Age 34. Son of Albert
and Ada Bodsworth; husband of Constance May Bodsworth, of Dunstable,
Bedfordshire. Commemorated: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire.
Panel 90, Column 1. |
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BREEZE |
Evan
John |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940 and died in the Luton & Dunstable Hospital the same
day. Age 47. Husband of Mary Ida Breeze, of 88 Chester Avenue. Commemorated
in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. |
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BRUCE |
Douglas
E |
Possibly:
Douglas Edgar Bruce. Able Seaman P/JX 204580. H.M.S. Fidelity.,
Royal Navy. Died Friday 1 January 1943. Age 27. Son of Harry and
Annie Louisa Bruce, of Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. Commemorated:
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 74, Column 1. Special
note: HMS Fidelity was a former French Merchant ship, requisitioned
by the Admiralty, converted to a Special Service Vessel and renamed
HMS Fidelity. After carrying out hazardous operations, she was assigned
to the Far East Fleet. As part of Convoy ONS-154 she was attacked
by U-Boats in the area of the Azores and was torpedoed, sinking
with the loss of all but 10 of her crew, pus about 50 survivors
rescued from another ship of the convoy. |
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BUTCHER |
Frederick |
No
further information available at present. |
|
BUTLER |
Thomas
Walter |
Corporal
805257. 2nd Bn., King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). Died Friday
11 July 1941. Age 29. Lived at 11 Applecroft Road, Luton. Son of
Thomas and Annie Butler; husband of Harriet Georgina Butler, of
Stopsley, Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: DAMASCUS COMMONWEALTH WAR
CEMETERY, Syria. Ref. K. 26. |
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BUXTON |
Cyril
Charles William |
Private
14737274. 2nd (Airborne) Bn., Oxford. and Bucks Light Infantry.
Died of wounds in Hamilkein, Germany on Saturday 24 March 1945.
Age 26. Lived at 8 North Street, Luton. Son of Charles William and
Louisa Clara Buxton, of Luton, Bedfordshire; husband of Rita Margaret
Buxton, of Luton. Buried: REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Kleve,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Ref. 35. F. 11. |
|
CAIN |
Anthony
Richard |
Sergeant
755057. W.Op./Obs. 235 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died Sunday 15 June 1941. Age 21. Lived 20 The Close, Kinsbourne
Green, Harpenden. Son of Fred William and Madge Cain, of Harpenden,
Hertfordshire. Buried: KVIBERG CEMETERY, Sweden. Ref. 4. A. 9. |
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CAPEL |
Alfred |
Possibly:
Sapper 1867319. 11 Field Coy., Royal Engineers. Died Tuesday 28
May 1940. Age 33. Son of Edward Charles and Ada Capel. Commemorated:
DUNKIRK MEMORIAL, Nord, France. Column 23. |
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CASTLETON |
Alexander
(Alec) Gordon T |
Serjeant
5956796. Royal Corps of Signals. Died Tuesday 14 May 1946. Age 26.
Lived 28 Lyndhurst Road, Luton. Son of Thomas Alexander and Myrtle
May Castleton, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: LOWESTOFT (BECCLES
ROAD) CEMETERY, Suffolk. Ref. Sec. 12. Grave 550 |
|
CHALKLEY |
Horace
Frederick |
Serjeant
921540. 420 Bty. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal
Artillery. Lost at sea in The Pacific as prisoner of the Japanese
on Tuesday 12 September 1944. Age 23. Lived at 49 Lyndhurst Road,
Luton. Commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 35.
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CHAMBERS |
Frank
H |
Civilian
of 48 Avondale Road, Luton. Killed by a U.S. bomb lorry explosion
at Offley. 8 January, 1945. |
|
CHAMBERS |
George
Harry |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 44. Son of Thomas Atherstone Chambers, of Masbro',
Rotherham, Yorkshire; husband of Alice Chambers, of 39 Hockliffe
Road, Leighton Buzzard. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF
LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
|
CLOUGH |
Robert
Alfred |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940 and died at home on Monday 30 September 1940. Age 26.
Son of Mrs. M. Clough, of 27 Campers Avenue, Letchworth and of the
late Harold Clough. Commemorated in the URBAN DISTRICT OF LETCHWORTH
section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
|
COCKS |
Walter
Henry |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940 and died on Saturday 31 August 1940 in the Luton & Dunstable
Hospital. Age 26. Lived at 13 Saffron Road, Biggleswade. Commemorated
in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. |
|
COKER |
Jack
William |
Sapper
2093204. 251 Field Park Coy., Royal Engineers. Died Monday 18 October
1943. Age 22. Lived at 28 Curzon Road, Luton. Son of William and
Annie Isobel Coker, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: KANCHANABURI
WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. 4. B. 64.
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COMPTON |
Frederick
William |
Probably:
Gunner 1505400. 58 Field Regt., Royal Artillery. Died Sunday 26
May 1940. Age 21. Son of Joseph and Mary Minnie Compton, of Linslade,
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Commemorated: DUNKIRK MEMORIAL,
Nord, France. Column 11. |
|
COOK |
Alexander
Albert |
Trooper
7901431. 10th Royal Hussars, R.A.C. Died Sunday 9 June 1940. Age
21. Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Cook; husband of Marjorie Cook,
of Kensworth, Bedfordshire. Buried: ST. PIERRE-DU-VAUVRAY COMMUNAL
CEMETERY, Eure, France. Ref. Grave 7. |
|
COOMBES |
Harry |
Private
14558274. 10th Bn., Royal Berkshire Regiment. Died of wounds Monday
14 February 1944. Age 32. Lived at 73 Latimer Road, Luton. Son of
Willy Frank and Edith Blanche Coombes; husband of Gwendoline Delia
Coombes, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: CASERTA WAR CEMETERY, Italy.
Ref. VII, A, 8 |
|
COOPER |
Leslie
William |
Gunner
867238. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Died as a prisoner of the Japanese in Malaya Tuesday 26 October
1943. Age 25. Lived at 122 Beechwood Road, Luton. Buried: KANCHANABURI
WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. 4. C. 65.
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|
COX |
Ralph
Cyril Rupert |
Sergeant
747819. 248 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Tuesday
27 August 1940. Age 30. Son of Harry and Eva Cox, of Luton, Bedfordshire;
husband of Violet May Cox, of Luton. Buried: KVIBERG CEMETERY, Sweden.
Ref. 3. B. 6. |
|
CRAWLEY |
Edward
Albert |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940, and died on Saturday 31 August 1940 in The Luton &
Dunstable Hospital. Age 38. Husband of Annie Elizabeth Crawley,
of 98 Westfield Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Commemorated in
the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. |
|
CURTIS |
Albert
Edward |
Gunner
5947145. 420 Bty., 148, Bedfordshire Yeomanry. Died Tuesday 2 November
1943. Age 30. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Curtis, of Luton, Bedfordshire;
husband of Dora M. G. Curtis, of Luton. Buried: KANCHANABURI WAR
CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. 4. C. 57.
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CURTIS |
Clifford
Sidney |
Home
Guard. Died as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on
Friday 30 August 1940. Age 40. Lived at 42 Stanford Road. Husband
of G. L. Curtis. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON
section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
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DARBY |
Kenneth
Roy |
Driver
T/258192. Royal Army Service Corps. Died Tuesday 2 December 1941.
Age 21. Lived at 62 Pondwicks Road, Luton. Son of Percy Raymond
and Eva Nellie Darby, of Luton. Bedfordshire. Buried: HABBANIYA
WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Ref. 5. G. 9. |
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DAVIES |
Cyril |
No
further information available at present. |
|
DAVIES |
Edward
Whelan |
Sergeant
1880665. Flt. Engr. 153 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died on operations over Paris Sunday 17 December 1944. Age 28. Lived
at 50 Naseby Road, Luton. Son of Edward Whelan Davies and Maud Davies;
husband of Vera Davies, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: CLICHY NORTHERN
CEMETERY, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Ref. Plot 16. Row 13. Grave 18. |
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DAVIES |
Morris
G |
No
further information available at present. |
|
DAVIS |
Clifford
Francis Charles |
Sergeant
1603333. Flt. Engr. 207 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died on operations, Nuremburg, Friday 31 March 1944. Lived at 38
Belmont Road, Luton. Buried: DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY, Bad Tolz, Bayern,
Germany. Ref. Coll. grave 5. B. 6-16. |
|
DEAN |
Alfred
James |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Dean, of 20 Lyndhurst
Road, Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON section
of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
|
DICKENS |
Leonard
Charles |
Gunner
885963. 512 Bty., 148, Bedfordshire Yeomanry. Died Wednesday 23
June 1943 Age 32 . Son of Mrs. K. Dickens, of Chalk Hill, Bedfordshire.
Buried: KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. 6. A. 31.
|
|
DUNNE |
Michael |
No
further information available at present |
|
EAMES |
William
John |
Private
5947073. 2nd Bn. The Hertfordshire Regt., Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Regt. Died after repatriation from German prison camp on Monday
6 March 1944. Age 34. Lived at 97 Kent Road, Luton. Husband of A.
Eames, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY,
Surrey. Ref. 34A. A. 5. |
|
EDWARDS |
John
Henry |
Sergeant
1377545. Pilot Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Saturday
29 July 1944. Age 23. Son of Harry Goldstone Edwards and Florence
Edwards, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Commemorated: GOLDERS GREEN CREMATORIUM,
Middlesex. Panel 2. |
|
EDWARDS |
Ronald |
Lieutenant
200779. 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment. Died Monday 26 July 1943.
Age 26. Lived at 308 Dunstable Road, Luton. Son of George and Emily
Edwards, of Luton, Bedfordshire; husband of Edith Edwards, of Luton.
Buried: CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY, Italy. Ref. L.T.C.L. II. K.
12. |
|
EDWIN |
Edward
Francis |
Sergeant
742166. Pilot 61 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
Thursday 14 November 1940. (Luton at War Roll of Honour says 15th
November) Age 24. Lived at 131 Turners Road, Luton. Son of James
Edwin and of Sarah Edwin (nee Fairfield), of Luton; husband of Clarice
Daisy Edwin, of Luton. Buried: LUTON GENERAL CEMETERY, Bedfordshire.
Ref. Grave 1903B. |
|
EVANS |
Andrew
HS |
No
further information available at present. |
|
FAREY |
Leonard
Robert |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 30. Husband of Eileen Farey, of 63 St. Martin's
Avenue. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON section of
the Civilian War Dead Register. (Note: name spelt FAIREY in Luton
at War Roll of Honour). |
|
FARMER |
Thomas
Cyril |
Private
5957307. 6th Bn., Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.) Died
Wednesday 21 June 1944. Age 24. Lived at 19 Bolton Road, Luton.
Buried: BROUAY WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Ref. III. D. 16. |
|
FELTON |
Fearnley
George |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940, and died the same day at The Luton & Dunstable Hospital.
Age 29 . Lived at 38 Althorpe Street. Son of Arthur Wellesley Felton
and Elizabeth Anne Felton, of The Green, Renhold. Commemorated in
the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. |
|
FENNELL |
Clifford
J |
Possibly:
Clifford James Fennell. Bombardier 808343. 17 Bty., 1 H.A.A. Regt.,
Royal Artillery. Died Tuesday 17 September 1940. Age 28. Son of
Joseph and Margaret Ann Fennell; husband of Gwladys Fennell, of
Treorchy, Glamorgan. Buried: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY, Surrey.
Ref. 5. D. 3. |
|
FENSOME |
John
Stanley |
Sergeant
747822. W.Op./Air Gnr. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Tuesday
31 December 1940. Age 20 . Lived at 102 Bishopscote Road, Luton.
Son of Harold and Ethel Beatrice Fensome, of Luton. Buried: BISCOT
(HOLY TRINITY) CHURCHYARD, Bedfordshire. Ref. Sec. B. Row 2. Grave
35. (Note Luton at War Roll of Honour has January 1941 at date of
death) |
|
FINCH |
Jack |
Probably:
Chief Petty Officer P/J27023. H.M.S. Pelandok., Royal Navy. Died
Wednesday 24 January 1945. Husband of Florence Gertrude Finch, of
Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: JAKARTA WAR CEMETERY, Indonesia. Ref.
1. F. 11. |
|
FISH |
William
James |
Private
T/80389. Royal Army Service Corps. Died in Calcutta Hospital Friday
1 June 1945. Age 33. Lived at 10 Albion Road, Luton. Buried: CALCUTTA
(BHOWANIPORE) CEMETERY, India. Ref. Plot L. Grave 34. |
|
FORDHAM |
Charles
Arthur |
Aircraftman
2nd Class 1197719. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Monday
23 December 1940. Age 32. Husband of Violet Grace Fordham, of Luton.
Buried: LUTON CHURCH BURIAL GROUND, Bedfordshire. Ref. Sec. 3. Row
H. Grave 19. |
|
FORSTER |
Robert |
Trooper
14331106. 15th (Scottish) Regt., Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C. Died
Monday 17 July 1944. Age 20. Lived at 30 Tower Road, Luton. Son
of Elizabeth Forster and stepson of Henry Short, of Hart Lane, Luton,
Bedfordshire. Buried: ST. MANVIEU WAR CEMETERY, CHEUX, Calvados,
France. Ref. VI. B. 17. |
|
FOSTER |
Ronald |
No
further information available at present. |
|
FUDGE |
Gordon
D |
Probably:
Gordon Dyson Fudge. Pilot Officer 107930. Air Gnr. Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Died Wednesday 10 December 1941. Age 19. Son
of Percy Hugh and Daisy Adeline Fudge, of Bournemouth. Buried: BOURNEMOUTH
(WIMBORNE ROAD) CEMETERY, Hampshire. Ref. Sec. T.3. Grave 6.S. |
|
GANDERTON |
Robert |
Leading
Stoker C/KX 75550. H.M. Submarine Oxley, Royal Navy. Died Sunday
10 September 1939. Age 30. Lived at 47 St Paul’s Road, Luton. Son
of Thomas Henry and Ellen Ganderton; husband of Mabel Lilian Ganderton;
of Luton, Bedfordshire. Commemorated: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent.
33, 3. Special note: HM Submarine Oxley was the first Royal Naval
Warship to be lost in World War 2, and sadly this was the result
of “friendly fire”. |
|
GAUNTLETT |
Glyndwr |
Gunner
904426. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regt, Royal Artillery.
Died as a prisoner of the Japanese Saturday 10 July 1943. Age 24.
Lived at 29 Weatherby Road, Luton. Son of John Jeremiah and Rachel
Gauntlett, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY,
Thailand. Ref. 8. C. 63.
|
|
GEORGE |
Robert
Marshall |
Corporal
2036273. 238 Field Coy., Royal Engineers. Died Friday 18 June 1943.
Age 37. Son of Robert and Sarah Jane George; husband of Lena George,
of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia.
Ref. I. B. 31. |
|
GILBERT |
Frederick
Charles |
Killed
as a result of enemy at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30 August
1940. Age 36. Son of Charles and Alice Gilbert, of 93 Bury Park
Road; husband of Hylda Violet Louise Gilbert, of 66 Wigmore Lane,
Stopsley. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section
of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
|
GRAHAM |
Arthur
G |
No
further information available at present |
|
GRAY |
John
Glasgow |
Ordinary
Seaman C/JX 352005. H.M.S. Martin, Royal Navy. Died Tuesday 10 November
1942. Age 21. Son of William and Janet Gray, of Luton, Bedfordshire.
Commemorated: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. 57, 3. Special note:
HMS Martin was an M Class destroyer sunk by U-431 off Algiers. There
were 161 casualties and 63 survivors. |
|
GREEN |
Albert
Edward |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 36. Son of Albert Francis and Azah Green, of 9A
Bucklersbury, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL
BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
|
GRESTY |
William
John |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940 and died at Luton & Dunstable Hospital on Saturday 31
August 1940. Age 51. Son of Mrs. M. Gresty, of 44 Wellesley Street,
Twigworth, Gloucestershire; husband of Ellen E. Gresty, of 157 Connaught
Road, Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section
of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
|
GRIFFIN |
Donald
Frank |
Probably:
Marine CH/X113236 H.M.S. Simbang., Royal Marines. Died Monday 4
March 1946. Age 21. Son of Herbert Charles and Dora Amy Griffin,
of Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Buried: KRANJI WAR
CEMETERY, Singapore. Ref. 35. C. 9.
|
|
HALES |
Sidney
James |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940, and died the same day at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital.
Age 41. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hales, of 56 Cutenhoe, Road, Luton.
Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian
War Dead Register. |
|
HARDING |
Harold
Ronald |
Private
5949326. 1/7th Bn., The Queen's Royal Regt (West Surrey). Died Saturday
24 October 1942. Age 23. Lived at 35 Brooms Road, Luton. Son of
William Arthur and Ethel Annie Harding, of Luton, Bedfordshire.
Buried: EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY, Egypt. Ref. XXV. C. 27 |
|
HARPER |
Frederick
John |
Warrant
Officer 352665. Royal Air Force. Died Wednesday 9 February 1944.
Age 40. Husband of Gwladys Evelyn Harper, of Luton, Bedfordshire.
Buried: CHESTER (BLACON) CEMETERY, Cheshire. Ref. Sec. A. Grave
587. |
|
HARPER |
Jack
(John) Abraham |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 15. Son of Major Charles Harper and Evelyn Harper,
of 56 Grove Road, Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF
LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
|
HARRIS,
DCM |
Thomas
James |
Ex-Sergeant.
Killed as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday
30 August 1940. Age 45. Husband of Mary Jane Harris, of 62 Dane
Road. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of
the Civilian War Dead Register. |
|
HARRISON |
George |
Private
6027938. 1/4th Bn., Essex Regiment. Died Wednesday 8 November 1944.
Age 31. Lived at 3 Browning Road, Luton. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Harrison, of Aylesham, Kent; husband of C. Harrison. Commemorated:
CASSINO MEMORIAL, Italy. Panel 8.
|
|
HARROWER |
Alexander
Aitken |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 26. Lived at 244 Beechwood Road, Luton. Son of
the late James and Isabella Aitken Harrower. Commemorated in the
MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
|
HARTUP |
Arthur |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at 157 Park Street, Luton on Sunday
22 September 1940. Age 54. Mr Hartup’s wife, Florence Emily Hartup,
was killed in the same air raid. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH
OF LUTON section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
|
HAWKINS |
Frederick
Charles |
Pilot
Officer 184075. Flt Engr. 617 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died Saturday 7 October 1944. Age 28. Lived at 78 Icknield Road,
Luton. Son of Frederick Bertram and Lily Maud Hawkins; husband of
Vera Eileen Hawkins, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: DURNBACH WAR
CEMETERY, Bad Tolz, Bayern, Germany. Ref. Coll. grave 8. H. 22-25. |
|
HAYDEN |
John
Gregory |
Sergeant
1294654. W.Op./Air Gnr. 101 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died Friday 17 December 1943. Age 21. Son of Gregory Gilbert Hayden
and Claribel Hayden, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: HARROGATE (STONEFALL)
CEMETERY, Yorkshire. Ref. Sec. C. Row F. Grave 18. |
|
HAYES |
Robert
Cecil |
Possibly:
Serjeant 7648503. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died Friday 29 October
1943. Age 27. Buried: THANBYUZAYAT WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar. Ref. B4.
X. 2.
 |
|
HEASLEY |
Alexander |
Serjeant
7011739. 2nd Bn., Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died Friday 17 December
1943. Age 35. Lived at 45 Farley Avenue, Luton. Husband of Catherine
Emslie Heasley, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: SANGRO RIVER WAR
CEMETERY, Italy. Ref. XIV. A. 25. |
|
HEPPER |
Ronald
N |
Probably:
Ronald Norman Hepper MM. Serjeant 7882054. 13th/18th Royal Hussars,
R.A.C. Died Saturday 24 February 1945. Age 31. Son of John and Alice
Louie Hepper; husband of Margaret Hepper, of Nottingham. Buried:
REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Ref. 46. D. 18. |
|
HILL |
George |
No
further information available at present. |
|
HILL |
Lewis
Albert |
Flight
Sergeant 742464. Pilot Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Saturday
18 October 1941. Age 21. Lived at 452 Hitchin Road, Luton. Son of
Albert and Nellie May Hill; husband of Molly Hill, of Luton. Buried:
STOPSLEY (ST. THOMAS) CHURCHYARD, Bedfordshire. See also Stopsley
Memorial |
|
HILLMAN |
William
Major |
Gunner
892417. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Lived at 10 Fitzroy Avenue, Luton. Came from Tredegar, S. Wales.
Died Wednesday 2 June 1943. Age 32. Commemorated: KANCHANABURI WAR
CEMETERY, Thailand. Sp. Mem. 9. M. 4.
|
|
HOLTON |
Charles
W |
Probably:
Charles William Holton. Bombardier 828161. 13 Bty., 17 Field Regt.,
Royal Artillery. Died Friday 23 April 1943. Age 29. Son of Arthur
and Sarah Ann Holton; husband of Gladys Holton, of Warminster, Wiltshire.
Buried: MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL, Tunisia. Face 6. |
|
HOUGH |
Iris
Olive |
Died
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 19. Daughter of Evelyn May Hough, of 176 Selbourne
Road, and of the late Albert Hough. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL
BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
|
HOWARTH |
James |
Serjeant
3444478. 1/5th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers. Died Friday 15 November
1940. Age 28. Husband of Louie Catherine Howarth, of Luton. Buried:
LUTON GENERAL CEMETERY, Bedfordshire. Ref. Grave 1894B. |
|
HUNT |
Arthur
George |
Battery
Quartermaster Serjeant 924158. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field
Regt., Royal Artillery. Died as a prisoner of the Japanese Saturday
3 July 1943. Age 42. Lived at 39 Wenlock Street, Luton. Son of Francis
George Hunt, and of Mary Sophia Hunt (nee Scrivener); husband of
Doris May Hunt (nee Bates), of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: CHUNGKAI
WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. 4. J. 4.
|
|
IMPEY |
Ronald
Cecil |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940, and died the same day at The Luton & Dunstable Hospital.
Age 28. Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Impey, of 121 Victoria Street,
Dunstable; husband of Hilda Impey, of 125 Victoria Street. Commemorated
in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. |
|
JACKSON |
Leslie
Horace |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motor Works on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 37. Husband of L. Jackson, of 806 Dunstable Road.
Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian
War Dead Register. |
|
JAKES |
Dick |
Possibly:
Driver T/187282. 64 Bulk Petrol Transport Coy., Royal Army Service
Corps. Died Sunday 29 August 1943. Age 28. Son of Sydney and Ada
Jakes; husband of Sylvia Grace Jakes, of Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire.
Buried: MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia. Ref. 7. B. 15. |
|
JAMES |
William
Douglas |
Flight
Sergeant 1293578. Nav./Bomber. 61 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Killed in action on a raid on Magdeburg, Germany on Friday
21 January 1944. Age 21. Lived at 37 Saxon Road, Luton. Son of William
Henry and Nellie James, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: BERLIN 1939-1945
WAR CEMETERY, Berlin, Germany. Ref. 8. H. 30. |
|
JARDINE |
William
Patterson |
Craftsman
5959076. 539 Workshop Coy., Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
Died Wednesday 14 November 1945. Age 30. Son of William Patterson
Jardine and Jeanie Meek Jardine; husband of Grace Jardine, of Leighton
Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Buried: TEL EL KEBIR WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY,
Egypt. Ref. 6. O. 5. |
|
KEARNEY |
Edward |
Probably:
Gunner 915521. 420 Bty., 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regt.,
Royal Artillery. Died Friday 1 June 1945. Age 25. Buried: KRANJI
WAR CEMETERY, Singapore. Ref. 14. B. 10.
|
|
KEECH |
William
Frederick |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd. Friday 30 August
1940. (Not on CWGC) |
|
KEELY |
Mary
Julia |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Luton. 4 November 1940. Lived at
24 Avondale Road, Luton. (Not on CWGC) |
|
KELLY |
John |
No
further information available at present. |
|
KILBY |
John
Andrew |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors on Friday 30 August
1940, and died the same day at The Luton & Dunstable Hospital. Age
18 . Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Kilby, of 64 Crawley Green Road.
Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian
War Dead Register. |
|
KING |
Charles
Henry |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 50. Husband of Frances Edith King, of 51 Vandyke
Road, Leighton Buzzard. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF
LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
|
KIRBY |
George
W |
Probably:
George William Kirby. Serjeant 4744975. 9th Bn., York and Lancaster
Regiment. Died Sunday 21 January 1945. Age 30. Buried: TAUKKYAN
WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar. Ref. 5. E. 12. |
|
KNEALE |
George
E |
Probably:
George Edward Kneale. Gunner 903800. 420 Bty. 148 (The Bedfordshire
Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery. Died Saturday 12 September 1942.
Age 29. Son of William Henry and Mary Jane Kneale. Commemorated:
SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 38.
|
|
LACEY |
Ralph |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940, and died the same day at The Luton & Dunstable Hospital.
Age 32. Lived at 157 Graham Gardens, Luton. Commemorated in the
MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
|
LANCASTER |
Ernest |
Possibly:
Gunner 794041. 2 Field Regt., Royal Artillery. Died Friday 4 February
1944. Buried: ANZIO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Ref. IV, E, 7. |
|
LAND |
Herbert
John |
Private
5777484. D Company, 5th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died Saturday
14 February 1942. Age 22. Lived at 74 Wenlock Street, Luton. Herbert
John Land was born 6 January 1920, the son of John Land of Luton
(known as Jack) and Annie Land (nee McNeil), originally from Falkirk,
Scotland. He was originally buried at the Pagoda Lawn on Braddel
Road in Singapore. His remains were exhumed later and he was re-interred
by the CWGC at Kranji. Buried: KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Singapore. Ref.
12. A. 9. (additional information courtesy of his nephew, Howard
Hodges)
|
|
LANE |
William
G |
Possibly:
William Gilbert Lane. Sergeant 754097. Pilot U/T Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Died Monday 9 September 1940. Age 21. Son of
Francis John and Minnie Florence Lane, of Harpenden, Hertfordshire.
Buried: DOWN HATHERLEY (ST. MARY AND CORPUS CHRISTI) CHURCHYARD,
Gloucestershire. Ref. Grave 102. |
|
LARMAN |
Cyril
B |
Probably:
Cyril Bonar Larman. Lance Serjeant 5952341. 5th Bn., Bedfordshire
and Hertfordshire Regt. Died Saturday 31 July 1943. Age 24. Son
of William and Ethel Larman, of Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire; husband
of Rose Margaret Larman, of Letchworth, Hertfordshire. Commemorated:
SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 61.
|
|
LAW |
Harold
John |
Lance
Serjeant 913912. 419 Bty. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt.,
Royal Artillery. Lost at sea as a prisoner of the Japanese on Tuesday
12 September 1944. Age 28. Lived at 8 Kent Road, Luton. Son of George
Frederick and Mary Law; husband of Dorothy Lilian Law, of Luton,
Bedfordshire. Commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column
36.
|
|
LYNCH |
Thomas
Patrick |
Pilot
Officer 88852. 80 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
Monday 9 June 1941. Age 26. Son of Thomas Patrick and Nellie Lynch;
husband of Olive May Lynch, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: BEIRUT
WAR CEMETERY, Lebanese Republic. Ref. 4. F. 11. |
|
MANN |
Richard
Stephen |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 50. Husband of R. S. Mann, of 11 Farley Avenue,
Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of
the Civilian War Dead Register. |
|
MARSHALL |
William
Charles |
Sergeant
920238. 18 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Friday
26 December 1941. Age 27. Lived at 65 Fountains Road, Luton. Son
of Charles William and Ethel Elizabeth Marshall, of Luton, Bedfordshire.
Commemorated: MALTA MEMORIAL, Malta. Panel 2, Column 1. |
|
McMASTER |
Arthur
S |
Probably:
Arthur Stanley McMaster. Private 5773573. 4th Bn., Royal Norfolk
Regiment. Died Friday 13 February 1942. Age 29. Son of Arthur Stanley
and Elizabeth Fyfe McMaster, of Aberdeen. Buried: KRANJI WAR CEMETERY,
Singapore. Ref. 27. A. 18.
|
|
MESSER |
Frederick
H |
No
further information available at present. |
| MILLS |
Peter
A |
No
further information available at present. |
| MITCHELL |
Victor
John |
Sapper
2074436. Royal Engineers. Died Tuesday 24 November 1942. Age 23.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mitchell, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Commemorated:
MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL, Tunisia. Face 10. |
| MITCHENER
|
Charles |
Flying
Officer 102588. 78 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
Sunday 26 July 1942. Age 27. Lived at “Westlea, Walcot Avenue, Luton.
Son of Charles William and Lizzie Marion Mitchener; husband of Margaret
Lilian Muriel Mitchener, of Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. Commemorated:
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey, United Kingdom. Panel 67. |
| MOORE |
Herbert
W |
No
further information available at present. |
| MUMFORD |
Robert
J |
Possibly:
Robert John Mumford. Sapper 1886458. Royal Engineers. Died Saturday
17 January 1942. Age 23. Son of Robert George and Fanny Kate Mumford,
of Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. Buried: BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY,
Libya. Ref. 3. E. 17. |
| NIELAND |
James
Henry |
Died
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 55. Husband of Mrs. Nieland, of 38 Bolton Road,
Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of
the Civilian War Dead Register. |
| NORTHWOOD |
Hilsby
Reginald |
Sergeant
755216. 83 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Sunday
30 March 1941. Age 29. Son of Maud Northwood, of Luton, Bedfordshire;
husband of C. M. Northwood. Commemorated: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey,
United Kingdom. Panel 49. |
| ODELL |
Eric
G |
Probably:
Eric George O’Dell. Corporal 5949716. 5th Bn., Bedfordshire and
Hertfordshire Regt. Died Thursday 21 September 1944. Age 30. Son
of Fredrick George and Edith O'Dell; husband of Gladys Ivy O'Dell,
of Bedford. Commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column
61.
|
| O’HAGAN |
John |
No
further information available at present. |
| ORCHARD |
Dennis
Malcolm |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 15. Son of Arthur and T. Orchard, of 45 Trent Road,
Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of
the Civilian War Dead Register. |
| OWEN |
Brinley
D |
Gunner
925383. 419 Bty. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal
Artillery. Lost at sea as a prisoner of the Japanese on Tuesday
12 September 1944. Age 24. Lived at 173 Toddington Road, Luton.
Son of David John and Ann Rebecca Owen; husband of Edna May Owen,
of Luton, Bedfordshire. Commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore.
Column 38.
|
| OWLES |
Aubrey
Ernest |
Sergeant
748693. 18 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Saturday
31 August 1940. Age 21. Lived at 86 Poynters Road, Dunstable. Son
of Ernest and Agnes Owles, of Dunstable. Buried: DUNSTABLE CEMETERY,
Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. Ref. Sec. J. Grave 417. |
| PAGE |
Sidney
Lewis |
Gunner
869451. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Died as a prisoner of the Japanese on Tuesday 13 April 1943. Age
32. Lived at 5 Edward Street, Dunstable. Buried: CHUNGKAI WAR
CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. 12. D. 6.
|
| PATEMAN |
Vera
Winifred |
Killed
as a result of enemy action on Saturday 5 September 1942. Age 20,
at 18 Midland Road. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ross Pateman.
of 18 Midland Road, Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH
OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
| PAYNE |
Irving
William |
Bombardier
900898. 420 Bty. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal
Artillery. Died Tuesday 12 September 1944. Age 27. Son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. E. Payne, of Coventry. Commemorated: SINGAPORE
MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 36.
|
| PEDDER |
Robert
Edward |
Sergeant
1212081. Flt. Engr. 427 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died Friday 22 October 1943. Age 22. Lived at 67 Ridgway
Road, Luton. Son of Albert Edward and Rosetta Lily Pedder; husband
of Alice Barnett Pedder, of Leagrave, Bedfordshire. Buried: REICHSWALD
FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Ref. 6.
F. 17. |
| PEPPER |
Harvey
Thomas |
Private
5945943. 2nd Bn. The Hertfordshire Regt., Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Regt. Died Monday 20 May 1940. Age 33. Lived Woburn. Buried: ZWEVEGEM
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Zwevegem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. Grave
1. |
| PETTS |
Sidney
E |
No
further information available at present. |
| PITKIN |
Archibald
Henry |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940 and died the same day at The Luton & Dunstable Hospital.
Age 49. Husband of Daisy Pitkin, of 159 Selbourne Road, Luton. Commemorated
in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. |
| PORTER |
Frederick
Arthur |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 28. Lived at 43 Richmond Hill, Luton. Son of Albert
Edward and Minnie Porter, of 28 Deburgh Street, Swindon, Wiltshire.
Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian
War Dead Register. |
| POTTS |
Alec
Raymond |
Sergeant
1861337. Flt. Engr. 467 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died Monday 22 May 1944. Age 31. Son of Isaac and Alice
Maud Potts husband of Pauline Potts, of Streatley, Bedfordshire.
Buried: JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY, Gelderland, Netherlands. Ref. Joint
grave 8. F. 8-9. |
| POWELL |
Alfred
W |
No
further information available at present. |
| PUGH |
Cedric
Ronald |
Lance
Corporal 797582. Corps of Military Police. Died Saturday 14 August
1943. Age 33. Lived at 6 Limbury Road, Luton. Son of Elizabeth Gwenllian
Pugh; husband of Rose Pugh, of Luton. Buried: BISCOT (HOLY TRINITY)
CHURCHYARD, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. Ref. Sec. F. Row 3. Grave
19. |
| REID |
Walter |
No
further information available at present. |
| RHODES |
Thomas
Geoffrey |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 18. Lived at 20 Claremont Road, Luton. Son of Thomas
Edwin and Mary Rhodes, of 46 Heath Drive, Potters Bar, Middlesex.
Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian
War Dead Register. |
| ROBERTS |
Reginald
W |
No
further information available at present. |
| ROSE |
Carl |
Private
5832781. 2nd Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died Tuesday 15 June
1943. Age 31. Lived at 19 Cardigan Street, Luton. Son of William
and Harriott Maria Rose, of Swinton, Manchester. Buried: KANCHANABURI
WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. 2. M. 42.
|
| ROWE |
Horace |
Stoker
1st Class. P/K 67144 H.M.S. Acheron, Royal Navy. Died Tuesday 17
December 1940. Age 36. Lived at 82 Argyll Avenue, Luton. Son of
William Thomas Rowe and Sarah J. Rowe, of Luton, Bedfordshire; husband
of Jessie M. Rowe, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Commemorated: PORTSMOUTH
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Panel 42, Column 2. Special
note: HMS Acheron was a destroyer. During trials after repairs due
to bomb damage in an air raid on Portsmouth, she struck a mine about
8 miles from The Needles, Isle of Wight, and sunk within 4 minutes.
There were very few survivors. |
| RYDER |
George
William |
Trooper
7882895. 5th, Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. Died Monday 6 July 1942.
Age 34. Husband of Ethel L. Ryder, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Commemorated:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column 24. |
| SANDERS |
Ernest
Henry |
Private
14702103. 1st Bn., Dorsetshire Regiment. Died Saturday 12 August
1944. Age 20. Lived at 69 Maidenhall Road, Luton. Buried: TILLY-SUR-SEULLES
WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Ref. IX. B. 11. |
| SCALES |
Henry
Percy |
Gunner
924167. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Died Friday 6 August 1943. Lived at 89 Hartley Road, Luton. Husband
of Ellen Blanche Scales, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Commemorated:
KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. Sp. Mem. 9. M. 4.
|
| SEABROOK |
Frederick
J |
Possibly:
Frederick Seabrook. Lance Bombardier 1072029. 15 Bty. 6 H.A.A.
Regt., Royal Artillery. Died on Saturday 14 February 1942. Age
33. Son of Alfred Stanley Seabrook and Gertrude Annie Seabrook,
of Harpenden, Hertfordshire; husband of Alice D. Seabrook, of
Harpenden. Commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column
11.
|
| SHOTBOLT
|
Reginald
Arthur John |
Leading
Aircraftman 1246403. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Tuesday
7 April 1942. Age 20. Lived at 50 Winsdon Road, Luton. Son of Arthur
John and Olive M. Shotbolt, of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Buried:
MONTGOMERY (OAKWOOD) CEMETERY ANNEXE, Alabama, United States of
America. Ref. Sec. N. Lot 111. Grave 6.
Note:
a photograph of the RAF Memorial at Montgomery Cemetery can be found
at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12207 |
| SHRUBSOLE |
Alfred
Lewis |
Driver
10705915. Royal Army Service Corps. Died Thursday 26 July 1945.
Buried: WILLESDEN NEW CEMETERY, Middlesex, United Kingdom. Ref.
Plot Service Grave 2. |
| SIMPSON
|
Charles
William |
Gunner
956496. 86 (The Hertfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Died Saturday 29 June 1940. Age 19. Lived at Saxon Road, Luton.
Foster-son and nephew of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Roberts, of Luton. Buried:
LUTON GENERAL CEMETERY, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. Ref. Grave
9770. |
| SKELLY |
Frank
A |
Sergeant
1629697. 626 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Tuesday
25 April 1944. Age 31. Son of John and Mary Skelly; husband of Lilian
Ada Skelly, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: HAGUENAU FRENCH NATIONAL
CEMETERY, Bas-Rhin, France. Ref. Coll. grave 2-7. |
| SKELTON |
Ivan
George |
Flying
Officer 152714. 115 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
Wednesday 18 October 1944. Age 23. Lived at 45 Windmill Road, Luton.
Son of William George and Ada Skelton, of Luton, Bedfordshire; husband
of Eileen Rita Skelton, of Luton. Commemorated: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey, United Kingdom. Panel 209. |
| SLATER |
Cecil
P |
No
further information available at present. |
| SMART |
Harold
Alfred Stephen |
Bombardier
894928. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Died Friday 31 December 1943. Age 29. Lived at 144 Richmond Hill,
Luton. Son of Alfred and Lizzie Smart, of Luton, Bedfordshire;
husband of Annie Smart, of Luton. Buried: KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY,
Thailand. Ref. 2. C. 47.
|
| SMITH |
Charles
H |
No
further information available at present. |
| SMITH |
Elvin
Henry de Greenyer |
Able
Seaman S.S. Grayburn (London), Merchant Navy. Died Sunday 29 June
1941. Age 35. Son of Elvin George and Charlotte Smith; husband of
Hilda Elizabeth de-Grenier Smith, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Commemorated:
TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London, United Kingdom. Panel 53. |
| STEWART |
Campbell |
No
further information available at present. |
| STOAKES |
George
C |
No
further information available at present. |
| STOCKEN |
Geoffrey
Mayall |
Sergeant
748247. Pilot. 1 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
Tuesday 22 April 1941. Age 21. Son of Herbert and Muriel Town Stocken,
of Harpenden; husband of Ethel Rose Stocken, of Harpenden. Buried:
HARPENDEN (WESTFIELD) CEMETERY, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. Ref.
Sec. 2. Grave R 18. |
| STOLBER |
William
|
Commissioner.
Control Commission (B.E.). Died Monday 8 September 1947. Buried:
HANOVER WAR CEMETERY, Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany. Ref. 17.
A. 15.
William
Stolber lived at 105 Wellington Street Luton Beds and had four daughters.
Jim, Bill, Glen and Nora. The original family name was Von Stolberg
and the family from which he descended was allegedly related to
either the Hapsburgs or the Hohenzollern families. The Von Stolbergs
were driven out of Germany in the 19th centaury - probably because
they had Jewish blood in them - and settled in England.
Family legend claims that one of them became a Don in an Oxford
University but he was removed from his post due to alcoholism, and
the family fell upon very hard times, settling in Lambeth. William
joined the army in the First World War (the family having changed
their name from Von Stolberg to Stolber because of the anti-German
feelings at the turn of the century). William served, it is believed,
in Gallipoli during that conflict.
Between the wars he was in the territorial army. When the Second
World War started, he went to France as an RSM with his regiment,
and took part in the retreat to Dunkirk. He was the only senior
NCO to survive - the officers being either dead or scattered due
to the retreat - and he managed to get all but a handful of his
men on a ship leaving the beaches. As he and his men watched the
vessel leave, it was sunk by a direct hit from a Stuka dive bomber
and all on board were killed. William could speak French like a
Frenchman and German like a German, and he led his men back across
France, through Spain to Gibraltar and finally home to England.
He was later commissioned into the Royal Engineers and was, according
to family legend again, sent north to help run a POW camp of Germans.
Prior to this he was a bomb disposal expert and defused numerous
bombs across Britain.
The Control Commission, which he joined after the war, was believed
to have been involved in Intelligence work, probably liasing with
MI6/Military Intelligence.
Having survied the numerous perils of both world wars, it is tragic
that he died in a simple road accident, being flung from the back
of a lorry wehn it skidded on ice, to break his neck. |
| STOLZ-PAGE |
Richard
Grange |
Flight
Sergeant 755061. Air Gnr. 103 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died Thursday 3 December 1942. Age 29. Husband of Suzanne Stolz-Page
(nee Simon), of Luxemburg. Buried: DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY, Bad Tolz,
Bayern, Germany. Ref. 1. H. 19. |
| STOUGHTON |
Leonard
John |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 44. Lived at 203 Cutenhoe Road, Luton. Commemorated
in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. |
| SUTTON |
Alexander
W |
Possibly:
Alexander William Sutton. Corporal 797160. 'A' Sqdn., The Queen's
Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards), R.A.C. Died Saturday 4 July 1942. Age
29. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Sutton, of Wigston Fields, Leicestershire.
Commemorated: ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column 15. |
| SWANWICK |
Norman
Harry |
Bombardier
937584. 142 (The Royal North Devon Yeomanry) Field Regt., Royal
Artillery. Died Tuesday 23 May 1944. Lived at 162 Baker Street,
Luton. Son of Alfred and Vida Louisa Swanwick; husband of Grace
Lilian Swanwick, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: CASSINO WAR CEMETERY,
Italy. Ref. II. K. 7.
|
| TAYLOR |
Percy
Cyril |
Serjeant
1726407. 214 Bty. 62 Lt. A.A. Regt., Royal Artillery. Died Tuesday
13 October 1942. Age 32. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Taylor; husband
of Doris May Taylor, of Dunstable. Buried: DUNSTABLE CEMETERY, Bedfordshire,
United Kingdom. Ref. Sec. J. Grave 441. |
| TAYLOR |
Ronald |
No
further information available at present. |
| THOMAS |
Bernard |
No
further information available at present. |
| THOMAS |
John
Glanffrwd |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 16. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Edgar Thomas, of 113
Chester Avenue, Leagrave, Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH
OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
| THOMPSON |
Arthur
John |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 33. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, of The Bungalow,
Cheapside Farm. Sandridge, Hertfordshire; husband of D. E. Thompson,
of 121 Westfield Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Commemorated in
the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead
Register. |
| TOYER |
George
Frederick |
Gunner
924354. 420 Bty. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal
Artillery. Lost at sea while a prisoner of the Japanese on Tuesday
12 September 1944. Lived at 5 Stuart Place, Luton. Commemorated:
SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 38.
|
| TURVEY |
Frederick
George |
 Gunner
885194. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery.
Died Friday 11 June 1943. Age 27. Son of Ernest and Emily Turvey,
of Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Commemorated: KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY,
Thailand. Sp. Mem. 9. M. 4.
|
| TYREMAN |
Norman
Allen |
 Sergeant
1318148. 44 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Friday
3 September 1943. Age 21. Lived 33 Linden Road, Luton. Son of Norman
and Hilda Tyreman, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Commemorated: RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey, United Kingdom. Panel 167. |
| UNDERWOOD |
Charles
Frederick Walter |
Pilot
Officer 131880. 61 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
Thursday 3 September 1942. Age 24. Lived at 23 Durbar Rod, Luton.
Son of Frederick William and Edith Mary Underwood, of Luton Bedfordshire.
Commemorated: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey, United Kingdom. Panel
72. |
| VEREY |
Leslie
Howard |
Sapper
1866557. 9 Field Coy., Royal Engineers. Died during an air raid
while a prisoner of war on Saturday 2 December 1944. Age 39. Formerly
of 50 Newcombe Road, Luton. Son of Thomas Slatter Verey and of Matilda
Gertrude Verey (nee Day); husband of Rosina Maria Verey, of Cliftonville,
Margate. Buried: KRAKOW RAKOWICKI CEMETERY, Poland. Ref. 5. A. 11. |
| WARD |
Eric
Percy |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940 and died the same day in the Luton & Dunstable Hospital.
Age 25. Son of Arthur William and Annie Ward, of 43 Selbourne Road;
husband of Margaret Ward, of the same address. Commemorated in the
MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
| WARD |
James
T |
Possibly:
James Tinkler Ward. Trooper 406908. 3rd King's Own Hussars, R.A.C.
Died Monday 7 December 1942. Age 30. Son of Arthur and Sarah Ward.
Buried: DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.
Ref. Block F. Grave 314. |
| WATSON |
George |
No
further information available at present. |
| WATSON |
John
Raymond |
Sapper
2014548. 1 Field Sqdn., Royal Engineers. Died Saturday 18 April
1942. Age 27. Son of John and Annie Watson; husband of Vera M. Watson,
of Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried: KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA,
Libya. Ref. 1. C. 7. |
| WEEDON |
Harry
John |
[WEEDEN
in CWGC] Injured as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall
Motors Ltd on Friday 30 August 1940 and died the same day in the
Luton & Dunstable Hospital. Age 71. Husband of S. Weeden, of 3 Chester
Avenue, Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section
of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
| WEST |
Derrick |
Killed
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940. Age 20. Lived at 6 Pirton Road, Luton. Son of Olive
West, of 122 Strathmore Avenue, Luton. Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL
BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian War Dead Register. |
| WEST |
Ronald
Ernest |
Private
5950191. 2nd Bn. The Hertfordshire Regt., Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Regt. Died Tuesday 13 April 1943. Age 22. Son of Sarah E. West,
of Luton, Bedfordshire. Commemorated: MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL, Tunisia.
Face 17. |
| WEST |
Reginald
F |
 |
Possibly:
Reginald Frank West. Trooper 7961474. 24th Lancers, R.A.C.
Died Saturday 1 July 1944. Age 22. Commemorated: BAYEUX
MEMORIAL, Calvados, France. Panel 8, Column 2. |
|
| WESTON |
Jack
L |
 |
Possibly:
Jack Lewis Weston. Trooper 14310540. 23rd Hussars, R.A.C.
Died Tuesday 27 June 1944. Age 24. Son of Lewis and Edith
Emma Weston, of Crayford, Kent. Buried: BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY,
Calvados, France. Ref. XXVII. F. 17. |
|
| WOODFINE |
John
Edward |
Injured
as a result of enemy action at Vauxhall Motors Ltd on Friday 30
August 1940 and died on Saturday 31 August 1940 in The Luton & Dunstable
Hospital. Age 31. Son of Jean Woodfine, of 56 St. Ethelbert Avenue.
Commemorated in the MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF LUTON Section of the Civilian
War Dead Register. |
| WRIGHT |
William
John |
Lance
Bombardier 966354. 208 Bty., 70 A.A. Regt., Royal Artillery. Died
as a result of an accident during grenade practice in Northumberland
Wednesday 20 January 1943. Lived at 140 Kingsway, Luton. Buried:
LUTON CHURCH BURIAL GROUND, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. Ref. Sec.
4. Row K. Grave 28. |
| WYATT |
Albert
M |
Possibly:
Albert Wyatt. Private T/212440. Royal Army Service Corps. Died Wednesday
2 August 1944. Age 26. Son of Charles and Elizabeth Wyatt; husband
of Beatrice Lilian Wyatt, of Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. Buried:
ASSISI WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Ref. VI, B, 5. |
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